"They" can keep track of Californians who exercise their constitutional rights, but "they" can't find a way to know if licensed drivers are insured?

In my home state, when I bought a car I had to show proof of insurance before the dealer could deliver the car. In fact, when I went to pick up the car my Insurance Agent was standing behind the sales agent's desk. I had to pay the insurance premium on my new car before I received the title.

When I registered the car, I provided proof of insurance; if I'm stopped by a traffic patrolman, I'm expected to show license, registration, and proof of insurance.

When did the American Way change so dramatically that citizens have to prove our "legitimacy" to exercise a constitutionally protected right, but illegal aliens are protected from the kind of oversight which we expect our state governments to exercise in the public interest?